Melville Cooper
Acting
Born October 14, 1896 · Birmingham, England, UK
Biography
George Melville Cooper (15 October 1896 – 13 March 1973), best known as Melville Cooper, was a British stage, film and television actor. Among his roles are the cowardly Sheriff of Nottingham in The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Errol Flynn, and Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice, with Greer Garson. His stage debut came in Stratford-Upon-Avon at the age of eighteen. In 1934, he moved to the United States, where he was usually cast as ineffectual snobs or crooks. As his film career wound down in the 1950s, he turned to television and back to the stage. He was an early panelist on the Amer…
Known For · 40 titles
Robert Montgomery Presents
Climax!
Studio One
I've Got a Secret
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Lux Video Theatre
Rebecca
West Point
Around the World in 80 Days
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Love Happy
Pride and Prejudice
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Father of the Bride
It Should Happen to You
Random Harvest
Let's Dance
The Lady Eve
Where's Charley?
The Story of Mankind
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Too Many Husbands
Bundle of Joy
The Gorgeous Hussy
13 Rue Madeleine
The Red Danube
The Calendar
Diane
Moonfleet
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Rendezvous
The Affairs of Martha
From the Earth to the Moon
The Dawn Patrol
The King's Thief
Hard to Get
And Baby Makes Three
Comet Over Broadway